behind the scenes of Trinidad Carnival '08 - all alone with his guardian

we all go to heaven

I came across this group as revellers were making their way home from J'Ouvert morning celebrations. I took a quick snap as I passed, then the guy on the lower left insisted that I take an ensemble shot and he made it good. The guy at the back who was also part of the group, had little interest in joining in, so decided to make an exit as I was framing the photograph.

female dancers on a Carnival music truck during the launch of Carnival season in Trinidad

one with the sun

a beautiful costume and smile at the Junior Parade of the Bands Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival J'Ouvert color

after J'Ouvert celebrations during the 2008 Carnival season in Trinidad -J'ouvert is the raw heart of Trinidad carnival. It is a massive, night-time street party and procession which culminates in central Port of Spain in the early hours of Lundi Gras, before the daytime carnival parades. It is a continuation of the parties from the night before, as thousands of revellers take to the streets from about two o'clock for some more fun. They dance till dawn and beyond - j'ouvert (pronounced jouvay) is a creole corruption of the French jour ouvert

carnival lil miss blur

love the mask at Junior Parade of the Bands '08 Trinidad Carnival

carnival live eyes

smiling band member at the Junior Parade of the Bands Trinidad Carnival '08

Member of a band at the Junior Parade of the Bands 2008 Trinidad Carnival in a beautiful costume - seen at the Junior Parade of the Bands 2008 Trinidad - Carnival 2008 in Trinidad - the greatest street party in the world

carnival fruit and vegetables

Female masquerader in a beautiful costume with plastic fruit and vegetables at the Junior Parade of the Bands, Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival chief

masquerader in a colorful indian costume at Trinidad Carnival '08 - the greatest street party in the world

steel pan smile

members of a steel band on a truck during Trinidad Carnival '08 - harmonites

carnival sailors

band of powdered sailors masquerade at Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival powder

members of a band with baby powder masquerade at Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival hair

Member of a band at the Junior Parade of the Bands Trinidad Carnival '08 in a colorful wig

carnival lashes

female masquerader in a colorful costume at Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival flex

female masquerader in a colorful costume at Trinidad Carnival '08

carnival uniforms

band of sailors sailors with powder masquerade during Trinidad Carnival '08 celebrations

carnival americana

band of sailors with powder masquerade during Trinidad Carnival '08 celebrations

carnival gorilla costume

reveller in a gorilla costume during Trinidad Carnival '08 celebrations

carnival chief yellow

masquerader in a colorful indian costume at Trinidad Carnival '08

you might wanna think

photomontage plus

engaging madness

female portrait photomontage

fishun

side by side

eyes open with flowers

female abstract portrait

end year a.m.

woman celebrating the new year - no bubble just glory

dagger is my heart

colorful heart shaped leaf abstract

fish on board

colorful fish combo

hukeh reflex

a boy and his dog - theories arise

wonder in blue

blue teen profile

life on the apple

a green universe where 666 is magic

full speed baby

portrait of a female driver

skimmin for manson

people at the beach in Trinidad

so long chopper

west coast chopper on the road

I saw the wall

shadows on fence

psychic one

every day is teen day photomontage

take out leaf

green leaf on green

disintegrating days

men taking notice

quest No. none

collapsible woman photomontage

piggie postcard

death and food and the whale

framed three

photography exhibit in the mens room

classic rider

on the move harley abstract

tree teen

graphic portrait on wood

chicken on the side

self portrait with chicken - long exposure photomontage

talking to shadows

young larvae - lackey moth silk tent with stone abstract

happy 18 jazz

Jazz at 18

oscar leaves the party

dump truck on an off-ramp after leaving the highway and the (new) color behind

clubs and the "kiss"

nature at the piano - R.I.P. Prince

non presidential formation

watching cloud formations of the non presidential variety disappear

warmed over summer busters

red white and blue with a side of orange in a field of yellow - plastic body parts from toe to top

life in the garden

budding royalty

colorful allium buds in spring

scene pristine

closeup of an allium flower bud and leaves

magic moon

yellow buttercup (ranunculus acris) glowing in the sunlight

single crown

crown of thorns plant and flower

bleeders breather

bleeding heart (lamprocapnos spectabilis) flower blossoms closeup

edible beauty

a grasshopper and a ladybug make use of a daylily flower

crown of thorns

crown of thorns flowers in black & white

surrounded

common ringlet butterfly (coenonympha tullia) resting in a safe place surrounded by leaves

falling onto u

flowing fading daisies

departing weighs

vibrant lily after rain

lady on top

closeup of a ladybug on little yellow flowers

sun rests

closeup of sunflower petals in summertime against a cloudy sky

out here alone

fuchsia flower buds about to open - nature's christmas ball ornaments

centre of beauty

hardy geranium - geraniaceae

wrapped up in metal

grasshopper on wire

lost in little things

nature's melting pot beneath trees - natural order abstract

going horizontal on a vertical

moth on a thistle flower during summer

sane promise

close-up of a globe amaranth flower

guttata have it

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) - two bugs mating

take on spring

springtime is for tulips

my dream in white

crown of thorns flowers

as you stay away

vibrant New England aster flowers

vehicles move us

night rush

car lights at night abstract

night of closed doors

autos on a highway in Toronto at night

school bus on highway

looking down on a school bus blur

drive city driver

evening in the city - Yonge Street Toronto

came rolling home

old boat at sundown in Trinidad

grandma's old car

old car and the mountains in Trinidad

bus line

public transport at night

peace on a highway

long exposure of autos on a highway at night

scooting by

girl gone fast on Queen Street in Toronto

on all cylinders

overlooking a highway - moving lines

ttc profiles

ttc streetcar on Spadina Road in Toronto 2008

drives the night 2

car light streaks at night

stuck on sadness

streetcar in downtown Toronto

purple car dance

car light streaks

light travel and leaves

highway and sub highway at night

storm transport

cyclist in a snowstorm - out of season

storming color

yellow car in a snowstorm

u drive at night

abstract nighttime drive

jazz on the beach

the early years

back to sand

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

back to sand 2

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

back to sand 3

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

back to sand 4

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

back to sand 5

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

back to sand 6

boy playing in sand at a beach in Trinidad

playground is a beach

boy on a beach in Trinidad

beach fort

boy on a beach in Trinidad

seeing signs

signs of reservation

no parking sign in a pothole on a street in Trinidad W.I.

wall to school

school route sign in front of anthropomorphism on a wall in Trinidad W.I.